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Insurance

Tower unveils iQuote app

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Tower has launched the Accelerated iQuote life insurance app for the iPhone and iPad - giving advisers the opportunity to roll out instant life insurance quotes on the go.

Longevity products in early stages

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
In Asian and US markets, longevity and long-term insurance have found strong support yet in Australia, it is an area that remains relatively underexplored.

Towers Watson looks to non-life insurance

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
In a move to expand its consulting and software offerings to non-life insurers, asset consultant and actuarial group Towers Watson will acquire UK-based non-life consulting and software company EMB, the company announced.

Telstra Super raises insurance cover

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
Telstra Super has improved its insurance cover for the second time in 2010 with members now receiving better TPD cover.

Plan for Life offloads LifeRisk Online

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
Plan For Life passed its LifeRisk Online rights to the Life Risk Group, which announced plans to relaunch the adviser subscription service.

A simpler, streamlined Suncorp

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
Insurance giant Suncorp has given further detail on its plans to simplify its operational structure, in a move that it hopes will boost transparency and keep it ahead of the regulatory curve.

Faster and easier insurance: Asteron

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Asteron has axed mandatory personal medical attendant's reports (PMARs) for all types of cover across all products, making insurance easier to access for advisers and clients.

Tower improves Accelerated Protection

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
Income protection, TPD, and critical illness protection have all received improvements on Tower's Accelerated Protection platform as the insurer finetunes its services to advisers.

Zurich launches iPhone app for life insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
Zurich is launching a new iPhone application that allows advisers to provide life insurance quotes to clients - catering to the soaring number of planners who use iPhones and want faster, simpler technology to help clients buy insurance.

Macq launches online insurance tool

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
Macquarie Life has launched a new tool for advisers, designed to save them time and effort when filing insurance applications.